An interview with Jia Hu
Housing and social connection as intersecting social determinants of health.
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An interview with Michelle Cooper-Iverson
The power of people and perspectives in forwarding change.
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An interview with Anthony Kuperschmidt
A reminder that collaboration and advocacy, together, build community.
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An interview with Dan Levitt
BC’s Seniors Advocate reminds us of the vital link between housing and health
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What makes an age-friendy home?
A version of this article was originally published by Happy Cities in March 2025. This post supplements the “Building Social Connections Toolkit: Age-friendly Edition,” which illustrates how to design home…
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Living Together 2025: Connecting housing, social health and resilience
Living Together 2025 is a two-day collective action symposium held in Vancouver.
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Connect & Prepare “should be in every building!”
At one BC Housing building, residents foster shared capacity, resilience, and fun.
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‘Silver tsunami’ or golden opportunity?
Interwoven challenges of aging populations, social isolation, rising housing costs, and climate change are unleashing a global social innovation movement.
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Designing resilient and connected housing: Illustrations and insights from our design jam
This article was originally posted on January 2, 2025 at SFU Renewable Cities. Housing is particularly well-suited to multi-solving approaches, as it is so much more than four walls and a roof:…
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Jean talks about the importance of qualitative research and why he writes poetry
What work are you involved in with Hey Neighbour? I’m working with a key partner of HNC, the Building Resilient Neighbourhoods team, to help them code qualitative data as part…
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Hey Neighbour Collective at Housing Central 2024
Hey Neighbour joined hundreds of other delegates at Housing Central in November, to chat with folks about the Building Social Connections toolkit co-developed with partners at Happy Cities. Michelle Hoar…
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Building Social Connections in Practice
Communities across Canada face growing challenges—climate change, housing affordability, escalating construction costs, loneliness and social isolation, aging populations, and more. Housing is a critical tool for tackling many of these…
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Looking back one year ago: A Place Like Home symposium
Last year, on November 15th, 2023, the Hey Neighbour Collective co-sponsored an all-day student research symposium alongside the Simon Fraser University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Departments…
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Designing Socially Connected Homes – small changes to make a big difference
This article, co-authored by Emma Avery (Urban Planner & Communications Specialist, Happy Cities) and Tara Fernando (Strategic Communications Specialist, Hey Neighbour Collective), originally appeared in the Fall 2024 issue of…
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It’s conference season!
It’s gearing up to be a busy conference season for the team at Hey Neighbour Collective. We’re presenting at four separate events in Vancouver over the next few months, and…
